NASA publicly unveils its first space shuttle, the Enterprise, on September 17, 1976, in Palmdale, California.
NASA's space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities in 1976, greeted by NASA officials and cast members from the television series 'Star Trek.' Dr. James D. Fletcher, NASA Administrator; DeForest Kelley, who played Dr. "Bones" McCoy on the series; George Takei (Mr. Sulu); James Doohan (Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott); Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura); Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock); series creator Gene Roddenberry; an unnamed NASA official; and Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Chekov). (Image courtesy of NASA)
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